About us

Our team members come from military and civil engineering and parts supply backgrounds.

Key staff members have years of experience, both as managers in the industry and in the heading-up of Sofema.

Our unique and varied experiences collectively equip us with an implicit understanding of your priorities.

Here is an illustrative overview and part of our experts team:

COMMERCIAL

JEAN-JACQUES BERNARDON - Head of Land Equipment Renovation

after a career of more than thirty years in the French Ministry of Defence, Jean-Jacques Bernardon joined Sofema in 2010 as commercial engineer specialising in the renovation of vehicles and land equipment.He has been involved for the past nine years in the sales activities of the renovation department. As such, he has negotiated and obtained several contracts in Africa and in the Middle East. His technical knowledge and his understanding of military equipment usages, as well as his proactive sales approach, constitute for the company a real added value. Jean-Jacques is graduated from Ecole Militaire Interarmes, the French Army’s military school based in Coëtquidan.

CHRISTIAN KAMARA - Sales and Business Development Manager

After graduating from the Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, the French military academy in 2008, Christian Kamara began his career as an officer in specialised units where he acquired a solid international experience, mainly in Africa and in the Middle East.After ten years in operations, and searching for new challenges, he joined Sofema in 2016 as Sales and Business Development Manager, with the aim of opening up new markets and contributing to the growth of the company in the terrestrial and aeronautical fields.

DIDIER JOLY - Commercial Engineer

Former engineer commissioned officer, Didier JOLY spent 33 years in duty within the French Air Force where he was working in different fields: aeronautical maintenance, development of armament program and training. Graduated from the Air Force Academy and Electronics, Digital and Hydraulic Sytems Engineering School, he possesses an experience in the industrial services to have leaded a military support department for the benefit of an operator belonging to the GIFAS.More particularly in charge of military aeronautical projects, he contributes to the realisation of global military solution.

NATHALIE GUILLOT - Sales Manager, Latin America

Nathalie Guillot joined SOFEMA teams at the end of 2016 after a strong international experience working for major players in the aerospace industry.Her knowledge of the Latin American market acquired with customer support and market development jobs, combined with the understanding of its cultural specificities, allow her to support the development of new markets in the region, while ensuring an optimal customer experience.Nathalie is graduated from a French business school (ESC Bordeaux) and is quadrilingual.

PROGRAMS MONITORING

LAURENT RIEUTORT - Project Manager

With a Master in Applied Foreign Languages (Russian and English), Laurent has worked at Sofema for almost 30 years. He is currently the Commercial Engineer responsible Russia / CIS geographies. His perfect knowledge of Russian and of the specificities of all CIS nations have allowed him to successfully realize many projects in the civil aviation and business spheres - and more recently in the energy (oil and gas) sector.Recently appointed Project Manager, he works directly with the Director of Programs on all procedures related to sales projects.

PURCHASING

ADRIEN GIORDANO - Purchasing Manager

After a Master in Supply Chain Management and a Master in International Purchasing, Adrien held several positions as a Purchasing Manager, Project in the Defence and Aeronautics sectors.At Sofema, he is responsible for the purchasing process, from defining a need and sourcing it, to monitoring contracts and orders with suppliers. His knowledge of the suppliers environment in the defense sector enables him to support sales and technical teams, in the trading and land renovation activities.

WAREHOUSES & FACILITIES

ALAIN RODOT - Head of Châteauroux Production Site

After more than 30 years of experience in operational management in the sectors of tool manufacturing, automotive, furniture, food industry, and ceramics, this mechanical engineer joined Sofema in October 2017 to head the Châteauroux production site dedicated to the renovation of military equipment.Alain Rodot is graduated from École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques and INSEAD business school.

JEAN-PIERRE GREFFE - Storage & Production Site Manager

Jean-Pierre has spent most of his professional life in the French Air Force specialised in mechanics and logistics. He began in Nancy - ending up in Cazaux in 2010 as Head of the Operations and Logistics Division.Between times, he spent two years in Tahiti and Tours and several shorter periods working in Africa and the former Yugoslavia.He joined Sofema in early 2011 - serving as Deputy Head of Stock, Deputy Site Manager and becoming Site Manager in 2019.

QUALITY & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY

HANS-CLAUDE DISSAKE - Quality & CSR Manager

His expertise has led to implementation, certification and improvement of the quality management system. He also manages the CSR approach and leads Afaq 26000 assessment. Before joining Sofema in 2009, Hans Claude worked during six years as Consultair’s Quality Manager where he established the quality management system and managed the dual ISO 9001 and EN 9120 certification.Hans Claude holds a postgraduate degree in Economic Development from the Pantheon-Sorbonne Paris I University and in Quality Management from the Claude Bernard Lyon I University. He is ISO 9001 Certified Lead Auditor and EN 9100/9110/9120 Aeronautic-Space auditor.